Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2021-30912
Published: October 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57725
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30912
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists in SoftwareUpdate subsystem. A local user can gain access to a user's Keychain items and obtain sensitive information.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30912
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 11.6.1 20G224, 10.15.7 19H1519, 12.0.1 21A559